The Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design

Tod Polson; Maurice Noble
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2013.
Third Printing.

24.5cm x 28.5cm. 176 pages, colour illustrations. Illustrated matte papered boards, white lettering, illustrated jacket.

Maurice Noble (1911-2001) was an American animation and background artist who worked for more than 60 years for companies such as Warner Brothers, Disney, MGM, and Hanna-Barbera. Recruited by Disney in 1934 the first feature length film he worked on was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He also worked on Fantasia and Dumbo. During World War 2 he served in a small unit responsible for providing posters, booklets, and films for the military. This unit was led by Theodore Geisel (well known as Dr. Seuss) and he later worked on several Dr. Seuss animated movies. It was in this unit that he also met animation director Chuck Jones, with whom he worked for many years.

Near Fine Condition in Very Good Jacket. Very minor foxing to edges. <2.5cm closed tear to jacket at tail of front panel near fore-edge. Near Fine Condition.

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